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Out of This World - Astronomy Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 2hrs 46mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How do all the planets move around the Sun?

a)

The planets rotate around the Sun.

b)

The planets spin around the Sun.

c)

The planets bounce around the Sun.

d)

The planets orbit the Sun.

2.

What is the center of the solar system?

a)

Sun

b)

Earth

c)

Jupiter

d)

Neptune

3.

Which of the following planets is considered an inner planet?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Mars

d)

Uranus

4.

Which planet in our solar system is the largest?

a)

Jupiter

b)

Saturn

c)

Uranus

d)

Neptune

5.

Which planet is the furthest away from the Sun?

a)

Mars

b)

Saturn

c)

Neptune

d)

Uranus

6.

Which planet is gaseous (made of gas)?

a)

Venus

b)

Earth

c)

Mars

d)

Saturn

7.

What do the inner planets have in common?

a)

They are made of gas.

b)

They are the largest.

c)

They are rocky planets.

d)

It takes longer for them to orbit the Sun.

8.

Which two planets are closest to Uranus?

a)

Mars and Neptune

b)

Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Mars and Jupiter

d)

Saturn and Neptune

9.

What does this model tell you?

a)

Earth rotates.

b)

Earth orbits.

c)

Earth is made of gas.

d)

Earth has living organisms.

10.

What does this model tell you?

a)

Earth rotates.

b)

Earth orbits.

c)

Earth is made of gas.

d)

Earth has day and night.

11.

What is the only star in our solar system?

a)

Moon

b)

Uranus

c)

Neptune

d)

Sun

12.

What happens on Earth because of Earth’s orbit around the Sun?

a)

Seasons

b)

Day and Night

c)

Moon Phases

d)

Condensation

13.

How long does it take the Moon to orbit Earth?

a)

One day

b)

One month

c)

One year

d)

One hour

14.

Which moon phase would you see after the one shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
15.

How long does it take Earth to orbit the Sun?

a)

One hour

b)

One day

c)

One month

d)

One year

16.

What is the brightest object in our sky?

a)

stars

b)

Sun

c)

Venus

d)

Mars

17.

Which sphere would best represent the Sun?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

None of these

18.

Which sphere would best represent the Moon?

a)

A.

b)

B.

c)

C.

d)

None of these

19.

The Sun is a __________________?

a)

Star

b)

Planet

c)

Moon

d)

Solar System

20.

The Earth receives light energy from _______.

a)

The Moon

b)

Planets

c)

Street Lights

d)

A Ball of Burning Gases

21.

Our solar system is made of ___________.

a)

One star

b)

8 Planets

c)

Asteroids

d)

All of the Above

22.

Earth is the only planet that has living organisms.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Animals live on the Moon.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Name the planets in order starting from the Sun.

a)

Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

b)

Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

c)

Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

d)

Mercury, Earth, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

25.

What season is happening at point A?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

26.

What season comes before summer?

a)

Spring

b)

Summer

c)

Fall

d)

Winter

27.

Name the seasons in a correct pattern.

a)

Spring, Winter, Fall, Summer

b)

Summer, Fall, Spring, Winter

c)

Fall, Winter, Spring, Summer

d)

Winter, Spring, Fall, Summer

28.

Why do we see Moon phases?

a)

Earth's Rotation

b)

Moon's Rotation

c)

Moon's Orbit

d)

Earth's Orbit

29.

Which Moon phase would you see after the one shown?

a)
b)
c)
d)
30.

What takes the longest to occur?

a)

Moon's orbit around Earth

b)

Earth's orbit around the Sun

c)

Earth's rotation

d)

One season

31.

The planet closest to the Sun is...

a)

Uranus

b)

Jupiter

c)

Mercury

d)

Earth

32.

The planet farthest from the Sun is...

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Mars

33.

The inner planet farthest from the Sun is...

a)

Mercury

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

34.

The outer planet closest to the Sun is...

a)

Jupiter

b)

Mercury

c)

Saturn

d)

Neptune

35.

The two planets closest to Earth are...

a)

Mercury and Venus

b)

Jupiter and Saturn

c)

Venus and Mars

d)

Mars and Jupiter

36.

The two planets closest to Jupiter are...

a)

Uranus and Neptune

b)

Saturn and Uranus

c)

Earth and Mars

d)

Saturn and Neptune

37.

The rocky planet closest to the Sun is...

a)

Neptune

b)

Earth

c)

Mercury

d)

Mars

38.

The gas planet farthest from the Sun is...

a)

Neptune

b)

Mars

c)

Saturn

d)

Jupiter

39.

Which planets are made mostly of gas?

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

40.

Which planets are made mostly of rock?

a)

Inner Planets

b)

Outer Planets

41.

Which planet does sunlight reach first?

a)

Earth

b)

Jupiter

c)

Saturn

d)

Venus

42.

Which rocky planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Mars

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

43.

Which gas planet takes the longest to orbit the Sun?

a)

Earth

b)

Neptune

c)

Jupiter

d)

Venus

44.

Which planets are closer to the Sun than Earth?

a)

Jupiter and Saturn

b)

Mercury and Venus

c)

Venus and Mars

d)

Mars and Jupiter

45.

Which planets are farther from the Sun than Saturn?

a)

Earth and Mars

b)

Mercury and Venus

c)

Venus and Mars

d)

Uranus and Neptune

46.
Why does the Moon have different phases?
a)
It follows the Sun around the Earth.
b)
It moves around the Earth.
c)
It moves around the Sun.
47.

What is the correct order of the Moon Phases?

a)
b)
c)
48.

We can see the light shining on the Moon during the New Moon Phase.

a)

True

b)

False

49.
People from Earth have traveled to the Moon.
a)
True
b)
False
50.
Is the Moon bigger or small than the Earth?
a)
Bigger
b)
Smaller
c)
The same
51.
The Moon gets its light from the
a)
Earth
b)
Stars
c)
Sun
52.
About how long does it take the Moon to complete it's cycle?
a)
1 week
b)
1 month
c)
1 year
53.

What causes day and night on Earth?

a)

Earth’s rotation

b)

Earth’s orbit around the Sun

c)

the Moon’s orbit around Earth

d)

the Sun’s orbit around Earth